Folding egg case



March 6, 1928.

1G. L. BEOUGHER FOLDING EGG CASE Filed Maren 12. 192s 2 Sheets4Shee$ 1 nventor /fe f7 Attorney March 6, 1928.

G. L.. BEoUGl-'IER FOLDING EGG CASE 925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 12a Attorney Patented Mar. 6, 1928.

GAEL LOHR BEOUGHEB," l' OBIQN. KANSAS.

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Application llled Iaroh 12, 1926. serial No. 94,234.

The present invention relates to improvements 1n metallic receptacles and is more particularly adapted to an egg case which may be readily and easily fo ed when not in use so as to occup a minumum amount of s ace and to furt er facilitate the easy han ling of the same. One ofthe important objects of the present invention is to provide a foldin egg case which may be readil and easl y sembled or disassembled without the loss of any considerable length of time or labor,`

means being provided for 4holding. the

hin ed side walls andthehinged end walls in t eir vertical position against accidental collapsing when the egg case is in use.

A still further object is to provide a folding egg case wherein the bottom is of such construction as to provide a means for receiving and housing the usual eg lillers and the excelsi'or packing'material w ich is provided for the egg case.-

A still further object is to provide a fold-l ing egg case of the above mentioned char- 25 acter which is simple in construction, inexpensive, strong, and durable and further well' adapted to the purpose for which 1t 1s designed. Other ob'ects and advantages ofthe 1nvention wil become apparent during the course of the following description taken 1n connection with the accompanying drawing. In the accompanying drawings formlng a part of this application and in which like a5 numerals designate like parts throughout the several views: v

' Figure 1 is a perspective view of the e g case embodying m invention showing t e same in its assem led position and ready for shipment.

Figure 2 is a to plan view, the hin ed side walls being s own in their infol e'd position, the hinged end walls being shown 1n their outwardly swung position.

Figure 3 is a side elevation showing the eg case in its folded position. l

Figure 4 is a side elevation showing the side walls in their vertical s osition and the end walls in theiroutwar ly swung posino tion.

Figure 5 is` a sectional view taken approximatel on line 5-5 of Figure 1 showing the centra. vertical partition and the manner in which the same is supported between the side walls. .i

Fi ure 6 is a fragmentary detail showing the c annel formed at the side edge of one of the end walls, and the manner in which the same cooperates with the end of the adjacent side wall, a-nd f Figure 7 is a transverse section taken approximately on 1ine7--7 of Figure 6.

In the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration isshown the referred embodiment of my invention, t e numeral 1 designates generally my improvedv folding egg case, the same comprising the sheet metal bottom 2, the same being provided with side and end flanges 3 and 4 respectively, the same being disposed upwardly in the manner clearly shown sheet metal side walls 5 and 6 respectively are hingedly secured at their lower edges to the upper'edges of the respective upstanding side anges 3, as at 7, and as is clearly illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings, the side walls are adapted to swing inwardly so as to be disposed between the side fianges 3. of the bottom 2 when in their folded position. A

The upper edge of each of the side walls 'Tis rolled as is indicated at 8 and the ends of the rolled portion terminate at points adjacent the respective ends of each of the side walls in the manner clearly shown in Figure 4.

The egg case further includes the end walls 9 and 10 respectively which are also formed of sheet metal the same being hingedlysecured at their lower ed es to the upper edges of the respective en `flanges 4 as at 11. Y

Each of the end walls 9 and 10 has its respective side edge ortions disposed inwardly as at 12 land t ence outwardly as at 13, the outwardly disposed portion 13 being arranged in abutting relation with respect to the inwardly disposed portion 12. The outwardly disposed portions 13 are then bent as at 14 and thence disposed inwardllv as at 15 so as to form the vertical channe s 16 in the manner clearly shown in Figures 6 in the drawings. Thel f clearly shown in Fig..5.

and 7 of the drawings. The upper end of the inwardly disposed portion 15 is bent over the u per edlge of the abuttin portions 12 an 13 as i ustrated at 17. T e upper edge of each of the end walls between the vertical channels formed at'v the respective sides thereof is rolled as illustrated at 18.

Also forming a part of the present invention is the partition plate 19, the same being adapted to be disposed in a vertical position between the side walls 5 and 6 intermediate the ends of the casing to provide a pair of egg receiving compartments. This partition plate 19 has its side edges bent laterall as indicated at 2() and these laterally exten ing flanges extend from the upper edge of the plate 19 to a point adjacent Athe lower end thereof as is clearly shown in Figure 5. The iianged portions 2O are adapted to beslidably disposed within the channeled guides 21, the latter being secured on the inner face of each of the side walls by any appropriate fastening means such as is shown at 22. These channeled guides extend from the up per portion of each of the side walls and termlnate at a point adjacent the hinged lower edges thereof in vthe manner also The lower edge of the partition plate 19 will engage the bottom 2 when the partition plate is in an operative position, it being understood of course that .the upper edge of the plate may be rolled to facilitate the easy handling thereof. When the partition plate is not in use, the same is adapted to lie flat within the bottom 2 in the manner clearly shown inFigure 4 Y of the drawings.

The egg case embodying my invention further includes the removable cover or top 23, the same being provided with the down turnedj flanges 24 and 25 at its sides and ends respectively. This cover is also formed of sheet metal material and when the case is in its folded or collapsed position, the cover 1 is fitted on the bottom 2 in the manner clearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawing.V

For the purpose of securing the cover in a locked position over the open top of the case, I provide a pair of eye members 26 which are swivelly supported in suitable brackets 27 secured -on each of the depending end' anges 25 and cooperating with each pair of eye members are the" pivoted hooks 28 which are secured 'on the outer sides or faces of the respective end walls 9 and 10:

For further facilitating the easy handling of the case when the same is in its assembled position, I provide suitable handles 29 on the end walls of the case.v

With the parts arranged as shown in Figure 3 of the drawing, the case is in its folded `or collapsed position and therefore may be stored away in any convenient place without yoccupying much space. In assembling the case, the cover 23 is removed from the bottom 2, the end walls 9 and 10 are swung u'pwardlyand outwardly to the position, shown -in Figure 2, and then overlapping side walls 5 and 6 are swung upwardly to the position shown in Figure 1. The partition plate 19 is then removed from the bottom 2 and is inserted vertically between the side walls, the flanges 20 formed on the side edgesof the partition plate 19 being received within the channeled guides 21.

The end'walls 9 and 10 are then swung upwardly so that the end' portions of the side walls 5 and 6 will be received within the respective vertical channels 16 formed at the sides of the end walls, thus providing an in- Y terlockin yrelation between the corners of the side wal s and thel end walls.V The overturned upper edges 17 of the inwardly disposed portions 15 will rest on the outer upper edges of the side walls as is readily obvious from the construction shown in Figure 6.

been properly assembled vso that thesame are disposed vertically, the usual egg fillers and excelsior padding are removed from the After the side walls and the end walls have bottom of the case and are packed 'in thetwocompartments formed by the partition plate 19 in the usual manner in which e gs are packed in crates for shipment. `A er the case has been properly filled with eg s, the cover 23 is placed in position over t e open top of the case, and then the'hooks 28 are brought into locking engagement with the respective eye members 26 so that the f cover is secured in locked position on the case and thereby prevent any possibility'of the cover becoming accidentally displaced. The case of eggs lmay then be shipped or otherwise handled in a safe manner.

The provision of an egg case of the above mentioned character will enable the same to be readily and easily assembled or disassembled for folding the same into a compact device which may be stored away `in ai minimum amount of space 'when not 1n use.

By constructing the folding egg case of sheet metal material, the same is rendered strong and durable, and further acts as a protector for the Ieggs which are being shipped.

While I have shown the preferred embodi-A ment of my invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the size, shape,fand ar rangement of parts may be resorted to witho ut departing from the spirit of the inven tion and the scope of the a pended claim.

Having thus described t e invention, what I claim as new and desiretosecure by Letters Patent is y A 'folding egg case comprising a bottom,

slde walls hinged at 'their lower edges to the respective sides of the bottom, end' walls hinged at their lower edges to the respective spective enge seid channel bers be' ends of the bottom, the sides of each end adapted to receive the ends of the respective member havin inwardly directed flanges side walls where the side walls end the l0 merging into -ohannel bers having their end walls are l ed in vertical box form- 5 bights disposed outwardly and their sides in relation.

in parallelism with the lenges, one of said testimony whereof I aix m sitlllx-re. sides of the U-channel bars abutting the re- GAllllI L.`BEO{]G 

